Railway-tie.



Nq. 821,014. PATENTED MAY 22,1906. M. c. BRODERIGK & B. F. SIBER.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 8. 1906.

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' Specification of Letters if'atented may 22, 3.906.

A li ti n fil d January 3, 1905. Serial No. 296,153.

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Be it known. that we, MICHAEL C. Bnonnit- I 10K and BERNHART FREDERICK Snsnn, citisons of the United States, residing at l dassillon, in the count of Stark and State of Qhio, have invented a new and useful Rail way-Tie, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates'to metal railwayties, and has for its object to improve the construction and increase the efficiency and utility of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention COD: sists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted b like designating characters, is illustrate the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that various lan es in the form, proportions, and minor detai s of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this inven tion within the scope of the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved tie with the rails in section and in position thereon. Fig. 2 tea plan view, and Fig. 3 is an end View, of the same. Fig. 4 is a transverse section, enlarged, on the line/l 4 of Fig. 2. Fi 5 is a longitudinal section on the line 5 5 of ig. 4 with the rail and clamping member detached. Fig. 6 is a perspective viewfrom detached.

The improved device consists of spaced beneathof the clamping member side plates 10 11, disposed vertically and connected near their lower edges by longitudinal webs 12 13, with their inner ends spaced apart to provide an intermediate opening 14 and with the under surfaces of the webs conc'aved, as shown at 15. The sides 10 11 are connected at the ends by vertical webs 16 17, with their'lower edges spaced from the horizontal webs 12 13, whereby drainage-apertures 18 19 are formed, and the sides 10 11 are also connected by webs 20 21 at the ends of the central aperture 14 and spaced from the inner ends of the webs 12 13, whereby drainage-apertures are provided, as indicated at 22- 23. The end portions of the sides l0 11 are wider than the intermediate portions, with the inner terminals of the widcrpon tions overhanging, as at 24, 25, 26', and 27, the overhangingportions for hearing over tie-flanges oi the rails 28 29, as shown. Corr necting the sides 19 ll and bearing beneath the rails 28 29 are relatively wide webs 30 31, with their lower edges spaced from the webs 12 13, whereby drainage apertures are formed, as indicated at 32 33.

Bearing the inner sides oi the rails 28 29 are clamp members 3e 35, having lips 36 37 overhanging and bearing upon the inner ed es of the tie-flanges, the lower surfaces of the lips having spaced serrations or teeth, as represented more fully at 38 in Fig. 6, to increase the grip on the rails. The clamp members are held in place by. clamp-bolts 39 40, exten&ng through the webs 30 31 and also through the clamp members and provided with clamp-nuts 4:1 42. The rail-su portin webs 3O 33. are of less width than t e I lower faces of the rails, so that spaces are left between the webs and the clamp 1nembers 3d to provide for the adjustment of the latter to fit the rail and ermit the members to be firmly clamped t ereto, as will be obvious, and also to adapt the clamp members to varying widths of rails. When the ties thus constructed areinstalled upon the road-bed, the ballast is tamped beneath the concaved under sides of the webs 12 13 to thoroughly embed the tie structure in the ballast and the ballast then 'tainped around the sideslO 11 and the end webs 1e 17 and the interior of the structure also filled. with the ballast. The open central portion 1 1 is also'filled with the ballast,.'which thus forms an effectual anchor to prevent any tendency- 'of the tie to, creep or otherwise move upon theroad-bed. By this arrangement the up per edges only of the tie structure are ex posed to the elements. Consequently the changes of temperature will have very little, if any, effect upon it.

The central open portion 14 of the tie being fitted with the ballast will. e'flectually prevent the track frorn'worlring out of line and also prevent the track from becoming center-bound and coacting with the clamping rneans to hold the rails from running or creeping. The apertures between the horizontal webs and longitudinal webs provide means for the drainage of all surplus moisture from the interior of the tie structure. The elevated portions of the side members, together with their overhanging terminals, firmly hold the rails from spreading and co acting with the clamp members effectually prevent any tendency to longitudinal or creeping movement of the rails upon the ties. By this arrangement also the rails may be easil detached and replaced without disturbing the ties.

The side members and webs are cast in one piece, preferably of steel, and galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent corrosion. The clamp members 34 35 are formed with shoulders43,bearing against the heads of the bolts 39 40 to revent rotation of the latter and to enable tfie nuts to be removed even when badly rusted.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- I 1. A metal railway-tie com rising spaced vertical sides and connected y horizontal webs extending longitudinally thereof and spaced apart at the inner ends, and transverse vertical webs connecting said sides and spaced from the inner ends of the horizontal webs.

2. A metal railway-tie comprising spaced vertical sides and connected by horizontal webs spaced apart at the inner ends and with the lower surfaces concaved, and transverse vertical webs connectin said sides and spaced from the horizenta webs.

3. A metal railway-tie comprising vertical sides having recesses in their up er edges for receiving the rails, said recesses raving overhanging terminals bearing over the tiefianges of the rails, a horizontal web integral with the sides connecting said spaced sides opposite said recesses and with their upper surfaces .ush with the bottoms of the recesses, and means for clamping said rails to said tie structure. 4

4.. A metal railway-tie comprising spaced vertical sides having recesses in their u per edges for receiving the rails,said recesses laving overhanging terminals bearing over said vertical sides, transverse vertical webs connecting said spaced sides integral therewith and with the upper surfaces flush with the bottoms of the recesses for bearing beneath a rail, and means for clamping said rails to said tic structure with the tie-fiangesbeneath said overhanging portions.

5. A metal .railway-tie comprising spaced vertical sides having recesses in their upper edges for receiving the rails, said recesses having overhanging terminals bearing at one side over said vertical sides, Webs connectin said spaced sides and integral therewith and with the upper su -aces flush with the bottoms of the recesses for bearing beneath rails, clamp members for bearing over the tie. flanges of the rails at the opposite sides, and means for adjustably connecting said clamp members to the webs.

6. A metal railway-tie comprising spaced vertical sides having recesses in their upper edges for receiving the rails said recesses having overhanging terminals bearing at one side over the spaced sides, webs connecting said sides for bearing beneath the rails, clamp members for bearing against the rails at the opposite sides, and clamp-bolts eX- ltjending through said webs and clamp memers.

7. A metal railway-tie comprising spaced;

vertical sides havingrecesses in their u per faces for receiving the rails, said recesses iaving overhanging terminals bearing at one side over said vertical sides, webs connectin said spaced sides and integral therewith an with the upper surfaces flush with the bot toms of the recesses for bearing beneath rails, clamp members for bearing over the tieflanges of the rails at the opposite sides and rovided with stop-shoulders,-and clampingolts passing through said clamp members and webs and with heads at one end bearing against said shoulders.

8. A metal railway-tie comprising spaced vertical sides having recesses in their u per edges for receiving the rails said recesses aving overhanging terminals for hearing over one side of the tie-flanges of the rails, webs connecting said sides for bearing beneath the rails, clamp members for bearing against the rails at the opposite sidesf aiid provided with inclined lips overhanging the tie-flanges and rovided with spaced teeth in the inclined faces of the clamp members and bearin u on the upper faces of the tie-flanges, and c amp-bolts connecting the clamp members to the webs.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing "as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL C. BRODERICK. BER-NHART FREDERICK SIBER.

Witnesses:

OSCAR L. KRATSOH, Louis GEORGE Rosa. 

